އަބަޅު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अबल (abala). Cognate with Sinhalese අබලා (abalā) and Urdu ابلا.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbəɭə/, [əbəɭə]

Noun

އަބަޅު • (abaḷu)

1. (archaic) woman, female person

   Synonyms: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā), (archaic) ދެރިޔަ (deriya)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 5